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Cooking for me is very stimulating. It combines equal portions art, science and adventure! Every new dish I prepare is like a journey of discovery which I feel like sharing with others, and hence this blog.

I’ve always loved cooking, first with my mother and then since marriage, with my mother-in-law. Both of them have taught me many of the dishes I’ve cooked and also encouraged my interest in learning about these dishes. While my mother’s cooking was mainly from south Karnataka, my mother-in-law’s is from the coast, mainly the Udupi/Kundapura region.

Since moving to the US, I’ve also been exposed to many other cuisines from around the world. Trying them at home, and making them a success has been a very satisfying experience.

I’ve modified many of the recipes that I’ve come across, either to make them vegetarian, or to make them easier to make, or even to make them more flavorful. Sometimes for all three!

I hope you find something you like in my blog. Do try these recipes and let me know if you like them. Your comments will be highly appreciated!

For the love of cooking

Tag Archives: Cranberries

Having determined to post every week since the beginning 2014, I need to excuse myself this time, as I am already two days behind my schedule. My aunt and uncle visited us from India last week and was pretty excited about their arrival, so I was busy cleaning the house which is nearly impossible having a toddler at home but tried my best. Thought I would enjoy completely with them as I was going to see them after a year and thought to start my blog work on sunday, which is a day ahead of my schedule, but still felt okay with the plan…Well I had a wonderful time with them and they returned back to their son’s place by saturday evening.. I just spent sunday morning doing nothing but play with my son… and evening went in planning which recipe to post first 🙂 So, here I am with no further delay in posting a refreshing salad which was actually hated by my toddler “naturally” but my husband and I loved it and will be making it again!

Ingredients:

Fresh lime juice- 3 tbsp

Extra virgin olive oil- 2 tbsp

1 bunch kale, ribs removed- leaves thinly sliced

Soft dates- 1/4 cup sliced

Cranberries- 1/8 cup

Honey crisp apples- 1, sliced thin and long

Carrots- 1/2 cut into match stick size strips

Purple cabbage- 1/4 cup chopped (optional)

Roasted pumpkin seeds- 1/4 cup

Freshly ground pepper

Kosher salt

Method:

Whisk together lemon juice, olive oil and salt. Toss kale in this mixture, allow to stand for 10 minutes. Massage the kale in between, which helps it to soften….

Then mix with dates, sliced apples, carrots, pumpkin seeds and cranberries. I also added some chopped purple cabbage which I had in hand. Add pepper and salt according to your taste, mix well and serve!

A very refreshing salad and having massaged the kale removed the bitter taste and eating with apples and dates gave the perfect sweetness to the salad!

My paternal aunt who prefers to have raw vegetables and fruits more than anything for her supper time, had prepared this salad at home when we visited her last month. This salad is so refreshing and I love the way how she used so many vegetables into one salad. I was full after having this salad and felt wonderful. I usually make salads or soups everyday before having dinner, so this salad made a new entry into my list and I prepare this most often than any other salad!